Anduril Industries has announced plans to establish a second major Southern California campus in Long Beach and Lakewood, expanding its footprint to support long-term growth and rising demand from the U.S. military and allied partners. Anduril’s headquarters will remain in Costa Mesa.
At full capacity, the new campus will support approximately 5,500 direct on-site jobs, with thousands more indirect jobs created through construction, security, and supporting services. The Long Beach campus will span roughly 1.18 million square feet across six buildings, including 750,000 square feet of office space and 435,000 square feet of industrial space dedicated to research and development. The facility is expected to open in mid-2027.
“This investment is a major vote of confidence in Long Beach and California’s leadership in advanced manufacturing and aerospace,” said Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson. “A campus of this scale only happens when a city has the workforce, infrastructure, and industrial legacy to support growth. Long Beach has long been a naval and manufacturing city, and today the next generation of companies is choosing to build and hire here again. We are proud to welcome Anduril to Space Beach—one of the fastest-growing aerospace and advanced manufacturing hubs in the country.”
Southern California remains one of the few regions in the world where advanced technology, industrial capacity, and a deep technical workforce converge at scale. Long Beach sits at the center of this ecosystem, within close proximity to Hawthorne, Torrance, and the South Bay, providing access to one of the nation’s largest concentrations of engineering and technical talent. With more than a century of defence and manufacturing history, the city played a critical role during World War II as home to the nation’s largest aircraft production facility.
Designed for close collaboration, the campus will bring software engineers, hardware engineers, flight test teams, and R&D specialists together with direct access to machine shops, testing facilities, and fabrication equipment. Located near Anduril’s Costa Mesa headquarters and Capistrano test site, the campus supports rapid design, testing, and iteration.
The Long Beach expansion builds on Anduril’s growing global industrial footprint, including Arsenal-1 in Ohio and additional production sites worldwide, reflecting the company’s long-term commitment to scaling in California.
Source: Anduril